"She's just such a good, funny, smart actress. I really respect her," Wilson said. "A lot of actors just kind of play it straight, and she really plays a character. [It] takes some guts to play kind of this strange character for an entire movie, 'cause [Elle Woods] is an intense little person."

Wilson joked that he had little apprehension about reprising his role because, "to tell you the truth, I play myself in every movie anyway, so what's the difference if I do a sequel?"